Habitat fragmentation decreases fish secondary production in Bahamian tidal creeks

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 863-877

  Valentine Rose, L ^a   Layman, C A ^b   Arrington, D A ^c   Rypel, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PERCIFORM; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; TIDAL CHANNEL;

ANDROS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

HAEMULON; HAEMULON PARRA; HAEMULON SCIURUS; LUTJANUS APODUS; LUTJANUS CYANOPTERUS; LUTJANUS GRISEUS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 34547197341     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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